Amusement apparatus



Oct. 22, 1929. H. B. FABER AMUSEMENT APPARATUS 4 Sheets-Sheet Filed` Nov. 5, 1927 Oct. 22, 1929.

H. B. FABER 1,732,597

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Patented @et 22, 1929 'rar HENRY n. FABER, or von-1t, n. Y., Assiettes or' ons-Irans To. FREDERICK W.

. PAYNE, or NEW YORK, 1v. Y.

AMUSEMENT APPARATUS Application filed November The object of my invention is to make an apparatus which may be made to simulate an aeroplane in motion, in a realistic manner, so; that sensations derived by a passenger in an aeroplane While flying over land or sea, either or both, are felt by the passengers in my apparatus. rl`l1is"`object is accomplished by my invention, seine embodiments of which are hereinafter more particularly set forth.

For a more detailed description of my invention, reference is to be had to the accom panying drawines, forming a part hereof, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation, partially in section, of an apparatus en'ibodying` my inventijon. y

Figure 2 is a plan view oi the same, with parts removed to more clearly reveal the structure. l

Figure 3 is a transverse section oi` the same, and

Figure l is the same as Figure 3, except 'for the tilting` of the apparatus tor reasons which will appear' below.

Figure 5 isa diagrammatic view showing the controls, and

`Figure 6 is a cross section of a modification.

',lhrounhout the various views ol" the drawings, sin'iilar reference characters `designate similar parts.

lvly improved apparatus 1 has a dummy aeroplane 2 with plenty of andthis is placed in a room 3 with end partitions l oiE any suitable hind, and one olf these may be pierced at 5 for entrance or exit and the other of which may be pierced so as to receive the nozzle G oi air blast machine or 'fan 7 which may be driven by a motor 8 or other suitable device, as will appear below. rlhe side walls 9 of the room 3 maybe movable and in `the iiorm of scenery,` mounted on rollersl() and drivenby a suitable motor 11, asshown in Figures 1 to a inclusive, or these 4side walls l2 may be fixed and made suitable toreceive an image from a :movingr picture machine 13, ot the conventional kind. lhen this embodiment of my invention is used, it is preferableto color the pictures so as to make them as realistic as possible.

5, 1927. Serial N0. 231,303.

The dummy aeroplane 2 isl provided with wheels 14: which simulate the us'lral Wheels oir aeroplanes and these are mounted on the rams 15 so that they may be raised or lowered through suitable controls, as desired, and these rams are supplied with power through the conventional pipes 161 which runv fromba liquid tank 17 supplied with liquid under pressure from a pump 1S which ils driven by a motor 19 by means of a belt 20, in the conventio'nal way.` The rams 15 are connected to a return pi-peQl in the usual' manner. @ne ram 15 raises or lowers thespade 221 at the rear of the fuselage 23:

The aeoroplane 2` also carries a dummy prcpelller whicli is mounted to revolve their-ont and is driven by a motor 25 so as to simulate the rotation of an ordinary aero` plane propeller and this motor alsov drives the sound making apparatus so as ftol simulate an internal combustion motor of the kind usually used in aeroplanes. Dummy wings 26 are mounted in the` conventional manner, as indicated, on top oi" the `fuselage 231 and struts 2( connect these wings-With theffusel and hold the wings rigidly in place. It desired, these struts may give the duin-my wings all the support they receive. At the rear or the fuselage 23 are fixed dummy rudders 28 and 29, the former beingthe horizontal rudder and the latter the vertical, that is, the former simulates the rudder for causing horizontal movement and the latter fior vertical movement. Entrance is had to the fuselage 23' by means of a step ladder, not shown, and door lOso that the passengers and pilot may readily enter orleave andl the passengers put themselves iin suitable seats 3l and the pilotin oneio-` these seats reserved ior him. rPhe spade 22, in addition to being under the control of the rear ram l5, is also, when in its lowesty position, subject to Vibration from a vibrator 32- which consists ora pin mounted in a suitable support so that it can move vertically, las shown in Figure l, and at the lower end' of this is a roller 33 which runs on a roughened cam 34 which rotates in suitable bearings 35 when driven by a motor 36 and it is-connected to the motor iin any suitable manner, as by a belt"37 s0 that the motor and cam 34 function together.

The nozzle 6 has an inlet pipe 38 which is connected t0 two tanks 39 and 40 through suitable valves 41 and 42 which are electrically controlled through magnets 43 and 44, -aswill appear below. The pipe 38 extends well to the bottom of both tanks and one, such as the tank 39, may have sea water therein andthe other liquid air so that by manipulating the valves 4l and 42 it is possible to get a little sea water into the air blast from the nozzle 6 to produce the tang incidental tov yflyingvover the sea, and the liquid air tank or carbonic acid gas,` (CO2) 40 in a similar way'supplies something which will produce cloud effects with a chill when' the valve 42 is manipulated. Other conditions being equal, when the valve 41 is closed, flying over land effects are produced and when the valve 41 is open flying over sea effects aie produced and when the valve 42 is opened cloud effects are produced so that land and seaeffects may be simulated eitherin clear or in cloudy weather. n n

The lcontrols are for the most part shown in Figure 5 with certain omissions so as to avoid confusing thedrawings, it being un` derstood that the motor 11 may have independent control from any suitable means, notshown, and if the modification shown in Figure 6 be employed, the moving picture control from the projectors 13 may be govthe pilot.

erned by the operator.

Assuming this, the diagram is as follows.

'l rlhe control rlever 45 is mounted at any suitable place in the fuselage and convenient to `It corresponds to the joy stick .which governs the flight of an ordinary aeroplane. It is insulated and suplied with electricity from a suitable source, as a negative wire 46 'or bus-bar which in turn receivesI electricity from any suitable source, the other wire or bus-bar 47 being connected to the saine source, in the conventional manner. The Vhandle has two contacts 48 and 50 .which arepconnected to the wire 46 by mean:l

,Y contact 50 engages a number of contacts suc- Ygcessively, 54, 55, 56,57, 58 and 59.

vWhenthe lever 45 is thrown so as to make contacts, itk makes two simultaneously, one with the segment 52 and another with the segment 54 through the contacts 48 and 50 respectively. As soon as this occurs the motor driving the propeller blade and noise making inechanismbegins to function so that all passengers in the car will get the sensations due to the start ofvan aeroplane. This is because the segment 52 is'connected by a wire 60 through the rheostat 49, withthe motor 25 and another' wire 61 runsy to the bus-bar 47. It

will also be noted that when the Contact 48 is on the segment 52 and the wire 68 becomes energized, the motor 8 becomes energized through this wire and the rheostat 53 and the wire 69 which runs to the bus-bar 47 and then the blower 7 is driven and an airblast issues from the nozzle 6. The intensity of the airblast may be varied by manipulating the handle of the rheostat 53 and in like inanner the intensity of the propeller rotation may be varied, if desired, by manipulating the handle of the rheostat 49. The handles of both rheostats are, like the lever 45, within easy reach of the pilot. When the contact is first made between the parts 48 and 52, as above described, a similar Contact is made between the parts 50 and 54, and as soon as this occurs, a circuit is established through the bus-bar 46, through the contact 50 to the segment 54 and thence through a wire 62 and through the motor 36 and wire 63 to the bus-bar 47 thereby completing the circuit and energizing the motor, which in turn drives the -cam 34 so as to raise and lower the spade 22, as above described, and thereby impart an up and down movement to the spade which simulates the movement which the spade of an aeroplane has when leaving the ground. This movement jars the fuselage and the passengers therein and gives them all the sensations which they would enjoy if in an aeroplane which were leaving the ground. At the saine time the scenery begins to move either because of independent control of the motor 11 or because the moving picture machines 13 are made to function, so by sight, sound and feeling the passengers are made to feel that they are in a real aeroplane and about to leave the ground. After this has gone on a few seconds, long enough to let the passengersk thoroughly enjoy the sensations, but not be tired of them, the lever 45 is further shifted and then a contact is made with the segment 55 which through its wire 64 energizes the magnet which controls a valve 66 which governs the rear rain 15. A wire 67 connects the magnet 65 with the bus-bar 47. As soon as this occurs and the ram 15 becomes active, the spade 22 is elevated so as to give the fuselage the proper position for ordinary flying. The passengers will feel the elevation at the rear, j ust described, and notice the cessation of vibration due to the cam 34 and there after they will feel that they are in the air and, of course, the scenery which they will view will change to correspond with this.

Once flight is simulated in a straight line, turns are in order and these are simulated by banking the apparatus by throwing the lever 45 so that the contact 50 engages segments 56 and 57, the lever being rocked over them slowly and occasionally and generally brought back to the beginning of segment 55. Assuming that the segments 56 and 57 are so engaged, the circuits are as follows, beginning means? with the contact 56. From here a wire 70 runs to a controlling magnet 71 and from there a lead wire 7 2 runs to a bus-bar 47. The magnet controls a valve 66 on a ram 15 which raises or lowers a` wheel 14 which rests thereon. In a similar manner the segment 57 has a wire 7 3 which connects it to a magnet 74 which is connected to the busbar 47 through a wire 7 5 and the magnet 74 controls a valve 66 which governs the ram 15 under the other wheel 14 and these parts function as above described. All valves 66 release when their magnets are deenergized.

Bot-h rams 15 under the wheels 14 are connected thereto by yokes 7 6 to prevent a wheel from leaving its ram when it is elevated. One of these yokes is longer than the other to permit a lateral movement.

The foregoing describes dry flying, that is, flying over land in clear weather. To simulate flying over salt water, brine is admitted to the airblast through the pipe 38 and from the brine cylinder 39 and through the Valve 41 which is controlled by the magnet 43 which is connected to the bus-bar 47 by a wire 77 and to the segment 59 by a wire 7 8. The valve 41 is opened when the magnet 43 is energized and not otherwise so that by connecting the contacts and 59, as above described, brine vapor is added to the airblast and the effect of flying over water is simulated.

So much for clear flying over land and sea.

The difference between day and night flying is a matter of lights or no lights with transitions of dim ligl'its simulating sunset and sunrise. Such light controls are obvious and require no explanation. If desired, thunder and lightning may be simulated by well known theatrical apparatus, not shown. The same is true of rain, sleet and snow, should these be simulated. TvVith cloud effects it is different. There are no known simulations of' cloud and fog effects suitable for the purposes of this apparatus and so it is necessary to provide for them as follows.

The tank of liquid air 40 has a valve 42 controlled by the magnet 44, as above set forth. rlhis magnet is connected to the bus-bar 47, by a wire 79 and to the segment 58 by a wire 80. By connecting the contacts 50 and 58, cloud effects may be simulated with a corresponding chill.

The details of scenery and attendants will vary according to the trip simulated. If, for example, the New York-Paris aeroplane trip be simulated, the attendants will be Americans at the beginning and Frenchmen at the end and the scenery will correspond. The sensations of the passengers will be starting over land flying, straight and curved, over water flying, storms, clouds, day, night, day, over land flying, landing, and thereafter the willing attendants, speaking French, will hasten the passengers to the exit after these sensations have been enjoyed in brief, rap.- id-ly succeeding periods.

While I have shown and described some embodiments of my invention, it is obvious that it is not restricted thereto, but that it is broad enough to cover` all structures that come within the scopel of the annexed claims.

What I claim is:

1. In an amusement apparatus of the class specified, means simulating an aeroplane including passenger carrying parts, means for blowing a blast of air on the passengers and means for moving thel passengers in a manner simulating flight.

2. In an amusement apparatus of the class specified, means simulating an aeroplane including passenger carrying parts, means for blowing a blast of air on the passengers and means for simulating leaving the ground for fiight.

3. In an amusement apparatus of the class specified, means simulating an aeroplane including passenger carrying parts, means for blowing a blast of air on the passengers, means for moving the passengers in a manner simulating flight and means for simulating leaving the ground for flight.

4. In an apparatus of' the class described, means resembling an aeroplane. for carrying passengers, means for moving the passenger carrying means so as to simulate leaving the ground, flight and landing.

5. In an apparatus of the class described, means simulating an aeroplane with provision for passengers, means for moving the` passenger carrying means so as to simulate flight and means for changing the scenery observed by passengers so as to promote the illusion of flight.

6. In an amusement apparatus of the kind specified, means simulating' an aeroplane and provided with provision for carrying passengers, means for simulating flight connected with said passenger carrying means and means for projecting brine vapor against the passengers so as to simulate overwater flying.

7. In an amusement apparatus of the kind specified, means simulating an aeroplane and provided with provision for carrying passen gers, means for simulating flight connected` with said passenger carrying means and means for producing cloud effects with a corresponding chill for the passengers.

8. In an amusement apparatus ofthe character specified, means resembling an aeroplane with provision for carrying passengers, means for producing vibrations in the apparatus corresponding to the vibrations of an aeroplane just before leaving the ground and following means for causing said vibrations to cease and to give the passenger carrying part a position corresponding with the position of an aeroplane in air.

9. In an apparatus of the kind specified,

means simulating an aeroplane for carrying passengers, means for imparting wind upon passengers so as to give them one of the sensa. tions of Hight and means for simulating straight flying and means for`r simulating curved flying or banking;

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 1st day of October, 1927.

, Y HENRY B. FABER. 

